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by Steve Ashfield | in ATP Cincinnati Open Predictions
Alexander Zverev has an excellent record in the Cincinnati Open. The 2021 champion is seeded third and faces fifth-seed and recent Canadian Open champion Ben Shelton in the last eight. Here’s our match prediction.
A win for Zverev will see him reach the semi-finals of this outdoor hard court tournament for the third successive year.
The German is yet to drop a set in Cincinnati. His most recent win saw him beat Karen Khachanov getting revenge for the recent semi-final loss to him in Toronto. He led 7-5 3-0 when his opponent retired.
This year has seen Zverev win one ATP clay court title with the only final on this surface being in the Australian Open. Previous meetings between the pair has Zverev 3-0. Only one win was on hard courts and that was in this tournament last year with three sets played.
Ben Shelton has also made it to this quarter-final without dropping a set. The last round saw him defeat Jiri Lehecka 6-4 6-4. That took his winning streak to nine matches. This is his fourth successive quarter-final on all surfaces and he's had three wins over players currently in the live ranking's top ten.
We tip under 26,5 games to be played.
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The Best Betting Odds for Ben Shelton v Alexander Zverev Match
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2.25 | 1.65 |
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2.15 | 1.59 |
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2.15 | 1.59 |
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2.15 | 1.59 |
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2.15 | 1.59 |
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Ben Shelton vs Alexander Zverev Form
Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
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4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
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Ben Shelton vs Alexander Zverev Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
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Ben Shelton - Alexander Zverev Key Points
- Under 26.5 games have been played in five of Shelton's last six matches.
- The last two matches between Zverev and Shelton have seen under 26.5 games played.
- All three of the matches Zverev has played in this tournament have had under 26.5 games played.
- All six of the matches these two players have had in this tournament only saw two sets played.
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Our Ben Shelton vs Alexander Zverev Prediction
Ben Shelton is in excellent form and he'll be probably hoping he hasn't peaked too soon. He wouldn't be the first player to do well in tournaments just before a Grand Slam and than make an early exit in the big tournament.
Alexander Zverev has never lost to Ben Shelton but unlike his opponent, he's still waiting to win his first hard court title of the year. Our Ben Shelton v Alexander Zverev prediction is under 26.5 games to be played.
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